Books about finding your purpose have fascinated me ever since I needed to make a decision about what to major in in college. I only changed my major three times. I’m also proud of the fact that even though I changed it, I was still able to graduate within four years. Granted, I had to…
Category: Buddha – Mindfulness
Mindset The New Psychology of Success: How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential by Carol S. Dweck
I still remember what it was like in middle school when a teacher called on me. My palms would sweat, I’d get all flustered, and I was filled with such fear of speaking… It was horrible. I thought something was wrong with me. When we had the school play, and everyone had to be involved,…
Atlas of The Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown
And there I sat, awkwardly, whipping away my tears – staring at this painting of sunflowers on the wall, feeling sorry for myself and mired in my own misery.
Then I remember saying to my therapist – “I can’t do this anymore. I don’t want to live with my feelings. Can’t I simply live my life without them now? They are too painful. I need to take a pill to rid myself of them…”
Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament
If you’ve read Michael Singer’s previous best-selling book – The Untethered Soul, then you will love his next book. It will take you into the further discovery of “who you are in there” inside your body. When you look at yourself in the mirror – “who’s” doing the noticing, the looking? You are looking out…
Broken Open
If you are grieving and having a difficult time with loss, an ending of a relationship, or an illness, this book will be monumental in guiding you through it. Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow by Elizabeth Lesser is an inspiring book that will make you laugh and cry and one you will definitely…
The Top 6 Books That Helped Change My Life
This was a REALLY hard exercise – to look at all the books I’ve read so far in my 56 years and pick out the top five of all time that truly helped change and shift my life in some amazing directions. I decided to do this because I needed a graduation gift for my…
YOU Are the Guru!
While surfing through Audible, looking for a “good read” last week, I came across the “Audible Original” section. I don’t usually peruse it too much because, in the past, none of the authors really piqued my interest. It was mostly filled with fiction or nonfiction biographies that were not really interesting to me. Until I…
The Untethered Soul
Who are you really? How would you answer that question? Would you say things like… You’re a mom, dad, sister, brother, or grandparent Your occupation Where you grew up Your values and attributes Your interests or hobbies Your strengths and weaknesses Right now, you’re depleted, feeling down, and just not happy Something else, totally different……
Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender
Finally, a Solution to Mixing Biz with Buddhism! I just finished the book – Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins. It was a fascinating book about how to live a happier, healthier life by letting go of all your past and current emotions. It reminded me of techniques I’ve learned from…
